When Looted Shop Owners Fight Back In Witbank [Videos]
The past few weeks, South Africans have seen many videos of shops being looted. This time, the shop owners fought back.
Thursday Morning Spice
Epstein ranch lease cancelled. SA sanctions. Vegan diet strokes. Trump’s fake map. China’s Spiderman drones. Spears restraining order. Scarlett believes Woody. Aniston at 50.
Friday Morning Spice
BBC covers SA violence. MTN loses R6 billion in 45 mins. Wonga collapses. Kenya Airways killing SAA. Lady Di’s burka. Kirsten’s new gig. Gerard Depardieu rape accusations. Jamie Oliver’s restaurant nightmare.
SA’s Xenophobia Problem – It’s Not Just Because Foreigners Are ‘Stealing Jobs’
Many foreigners who live and work in South Africa fear for their safety. The reasons for this aren’t just as simple as competition for employment.
Hectic Videos And Pictures From Yesterday’s Violence In Hermanus
As conversations about land reach an all time high in South Africa, Hermanus descended into chaos after some people were told a piece of land was theirs for the taking.
Mandy Wiener Emphasises The Global Embarrassment South Africa Has Become
The world isn’t exactly looking at South Africa through rose-coloured glasses at present, that much we know. Mandy Wiener says it might be worse than we think.
Xenophobia’s Not Just About Jobs, It’s About Stealing Women Too!
It seems there are multiple reasons as to why there is so much anger towards our fellow Africans in this country, but here’s one I haven’t heard before.
Thursday Morning Spice
Countries issue SA travel warnings. Facebook’s latest results. Heads turn for Dove campaign. Zoolander 2 surprise guest. Kanye deletes tweets. Cheating revenge woman drowns boyfriend’s Apple products.
Here’s Donald Trump’s Tweet About South Africa That Everyone Is Talking About
Donald Trump, multibillionaire and owner of the worst toupee in history, took to Twitter to inform us of his lowly opinion of our country. Cue the reactionary attacks.
This Is CNN’s Front Page Right Now
Now in a world where ISIS beheadings are a daily occurrence it takes something pretty special to grab CNN’s front page. Looks like we have done it.
Sasol Mozambique Are Sending South African Employees Home
South African business across the continent are feeling the backlash of our xenophobic attacks. Even the big guys like Sasol, Shoprite and MTN are coming under fire.
Tuesday Morning Spice
AC/DC drummer admits kill threat. Zulu king calls for calm. Cirque du Soleil sells stake at $1.5bn valuation. Android takes aim at Apple Watch. Murdoch bust meddling in politics. Did Google find Nessie?
WATCH: Malema Berates Zuma About His Own Son Supporting Attacks [Video]
The finger-pointing regarding the xenophobic attacks extended into parliament when Julius took his opportunity to lay into JZ and his family.
Xenophobia: “The King Has Spoken. His Wishes Must Be Fulfilled!”
We’ve seen the pictures but what happens inside an angry mob waiting to follow their king’s orders and attack foreigners? Some very brave reporters found out.
Xenophobia Tit For Tat: Backlash Against South Africans Across The Continent
South Africa is in the spotlight and it’s not a good one – we have the whole African continent on the verge of ganging up against us because of a few pig-headed individuals.
Zapiro’s Take On Xenophobia And The King
Zapiro, the guy who pens the pictures that speak a thousand words. His latest cartoon regarding that Zulu king seems to hit the nail on the head.
Horrific Images Show Mozambique Man Hunted And Stabbed To Death In Johannesburg [Images]
This weekend brought yet more videos and images of attacks on foreigners. One story in particular grabbed the national headlines, with the graphic images difficult to look at.
Monday Morning Spice
Zuma cancels trip. Mugabe shocked at violence. De Lille crowned new leader. Elephant kills hunter. Clarkson had cancer scare before fracas. Star Wars plot revealed. Titanic deckchair sells for fortune. Bobbi Kristina is awake.
South Africa: “We Came From Violence And We Will Always Go Back To It”
Ranjeni Munusamy from the Daily Maverick gives us a thoroughly thought-provoking piece on xenophobia and the real state of our nation.
Friday Morning Spice
Peace march upset. Rhodes custodians worried. Wikileaks pubishes Sony documents. MH370 searching in the wrong place. Jonathan doesn’t need help for Boko Haram. Afrikaans man’s ties to the mob.
Xenophobia Hate Speech: Charges Laid Against Zulu King
It’s good and well sending out tweets with the hashtag #saynotoxenophobia, but will that really bring King Goodwill Zwelithini to task? This might do the job.
WATCH: King Goodwill Zwelithini Goes Off At Foreigners [Video]
Amidst claims that the Zulu leader was misquoted and misinterpreted by the media some folks sat down and translated his infamous speech at Pongola last month. It ain’t pretty.
This Is Why The Xenophobic Attacks Are Happening
As we watch the violence escalate across the country many of us are asking where it all went wrong. Here’s an expert’s take on the matter.
Thursday Morning Spice
Malawi evacuating citizens from SA. Zuma pleads for killing to stop. Stage 1 load-shedding begins. Australian male model dies fighting for ISIS. Gisele takes last catwalk.
Yoh! Hectic Scenes In Durban From Yesterday [Video]
South Africa is not running around with the best reputation at the moment and it’s not very hard to see why everyone is talking about us in a not very rose-coloured light.
Water Cannons And Stun Grenades – It’s All Happening In Durban [Video]
Police have taken to using force in order to stop a foreign nationals march in central Durban. Here’s how it all went down.
Nando’s Does Not Want To Advertise On DStv
DStv has recently graciously lifted its self-imposed suspension of Nando’s “Diversity” anti-xenophobia ad. But it seems this incredibly generous move by DStv has gone unappreciated by Nando’s. The restaurant-chain says it won’t be spending any money to have that advert flighted on DStv.
BREAKING: TopTV To Flight Banned Nando’s Advert
Not one of South Africa’s TV channels have had the balls to show the new Nando’s TV advert. So TopTV has decided to step up and teach the rest a lesson in freedom of speech. They say it should be up to the public to choose whether or not they want to watch it.
Nando’s Prepares To Battle TV Ban
Less than a week ago Nando’s launched their popular #Diversity campaign, which celebrates SA’s rich cultural heritage. Shortly afterward, local channels banned the television ad, which they claimed “trivialises xenophobia” and “could be deemed offensive”. Nando’s are not having it.
Security Guards Caught On Camera Beating Foreigners With Sjamboks [VIDEO]
Very disturbing video footage has emerged – involving security guards beating foreign nationals with sjamboks outside a home affairs office in Pretoria. The foreigners were waiting in a queue to renew their refugee papers.